Rule 23-102-6.8 - Changes in Marital Status - ABD ProgramsA. A man and woman are married for a month if they meet any of the criteria for a marital relationship within the month.B. When a change occurs and an individual marries, resumes living with a spouse, enters a "holding out" relationship, etc., use couple budgeting beginning the month of the marriage. 1. An increase in benefits can be effective immediately if policy otherwise allows it.2. Adverse action rules apply when ineligibility or a decrease in benefits results for a recipient. Termination of marriage is effective the month after the month of a death, divorce, annulment or separation.C. For the spousal impoverishment allocation, the couple must be legally married under state law or in a common-law marriage which began prior to April 1, 1956. 1. The spousal impoverishment allocation is not applicable to couples in "holding-out" situations which began on or after April 1, 1956.23 Miss. Code. R. 102-6.8
42 CFR §435.601(a); 42 CFR §435.601(b) (Rev. 1993).